Love you all. <3 Thanks for all the well wishes.
Update on my condition: Nearly a day after being on antibiotics, my throat has opened up a bit and it is much easier to breathe. It still hurts to swallow, but definitely not as much as it did this past weekend.
According to both the nurse and doctor, though, my throat didn't look like it was infected with the streptococcus bacteria at all. It's actually pretty gross to think about what it did look like, so I won't go there. But I tested positive for strep nonetheless, and I'm on the way to feeling better.
Thanks, again, for all your thoughts and wishes.
